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HARRISON’S PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 18TH EDITION, 2-VOLUME SETEdited by Dan L. Longo, Anthony S. Fauci, Dennis L. Kasper, Stephen L. Hauser, J. Larry Jameson, and Joseph LoscalzoISBN-10: 0-07-174889-X • ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174889-6 • July 2011 • Hardcover/DVD • 2800 pp • £149.99

EDUCATION, PRACTICE, LIFELONG LEARNING: TRUST HARRISON’S

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Acclaimed for its unique balance of pathobiology, cardinalmanifestations and signs of disease, and best approaches to currentpatient management, Harrison’s Principles of InternalMedicine continues to set the standard as the most widely readclinical reference in medical publishing. This landmark book offers themost definitive survey of current medical knowledge availableanywhere, and its all-inclusive coverage reflects the critical, recentadvances that have shaped the field of internal medicine.

The 18th edition of Harrison’s builds on its tradition of quality andleading-edge clinical perspectives to deliver a state-of-the-art printand digital resource—one that encompasses the full spectrum ofinternal medicine education and practice. Extensively revised andexpanded, the new edition augments the unsurpassed value ofHarrison’s as an outstanding clinical, educational, and lifelonglearning and professional development tool.

The new 18th Edition will havemore multimedia content than ever before!• DVD has 57 chapters not included in the books—20 ofwhich are new to this edition

• Image bank with over 1500 images and illustrationsthat can be imported into PowerPoint presentations.

• A comprehensive, masterpiece video frominternationally renowned clinician-educator MartinSamuels, MD, which takes you step-by-step through theneurological assessment and examination

• Complete instructional videos covering key clinicalprocedures: Central venous line placement,Endotracheal intubation, Pericardiocentesis, andThoracentesis

• Hundreds of additional bonus videos exclusive toHarrison’s, including new videos on patient assessmentand gait analysis in various conditions

This landmark new 18th Edition of Harrison’s also includes:

• 2-volume presentation for a more open design that enhancesreadability

• Unmatched coverage of the mechanisms and management ofall diseases in internal medicine, including landmark chapterson HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Healthcare-Associated Infections,and STEMI and Non-STEMI Myocardial Infarction

• 5 New print chapters:World Demography of Aging, The Biologyof Aging, Clinical Problems of Aging, The Human Microbiome,Acinetobacter Infections, and Antiphospholipid AntibodySyndrome

• Expanded coverage of global health considerations throughoutthe text incisively reviews the pivotal internal medicine issuesthat are impacting healthcare around the world

• A special tribute to longtime Harrison’s editor, EugeneBraunwald, MD

The most widely read textbook in the history of medicine—made even moreessential to practice and education by an unmatched array of multi-media content

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Part 1: General Considerations in ClinicalMedicine

Part 2: Cardinal Manifestations andPresentation of Diseases

Part 3: Genes, the Environment, andDisease

Part 4: Regenerative Medicine

Part 5: Aging

Part 6: Nutrition

Part 7: Oncology and Hematology

Part 8: Infectious Diseases

Part 9: Terrorism and Clinical Medicine

Part 10: Disorders of the CardiovascularSystem

Part 11: Disorders of the RespiratorySystem

Part 12: Critical Care Medicine

Part 13: Disorders of the Kidney andUrinary Tract

Part 14: Disorders of the GastrointestinalSystem

Part 15: Disorders of the Immune System,Connective Tissue and Joints

Part 16: Endocrinology

Part 17: Neurologic Disorders

Part 18: Poisoning, Drug Overdose, andEvenomation

Part 19: High Altitude and DecompressionSickness

CONDENSED TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Dan L. Longo, Lecturer in Medicine, Brigham andWomen’s Hospital, HarvardMedical School, Boston

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Director,National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health,Bethesda

Dennis L. Kasper, MD,William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine, Professorof Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School; Director,Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham andWomen’s Hospital,Boston

Stephen L. Hauser, Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chairman,Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President, University of PennsylvaniaHealth System, Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine,Harvard Medical School; Chairman, Department of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief,Brigham andWomen’s Hospital, Boston

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